1 Hector stretched his tired muscles. It was hard to work on a ranch. His parents had a dream of finding gold in Nevada. They left their native Mexico six months ago. It had been a long, hard trip. As Hector sat back against a huge oak tree, he closed his eyes and remembered what it had been like.2 ___3 (Memory)4 "Hey you!" some boys yelled. "What are you doing here? You don't belong with us!"5 Some of the American settlers were teasing Hector. Only a few days before, Hector's family had joined a wagon train. Hector looked different with his dark skin and hair, and his voice had a Spanish flavor to it. The boys his age were actually a little afraid of him. Well, not Johnny.6 "Don't let them bother you," Johnny had said. Johnny walked with Hector as he was being teased. "They just are scared."7 "Why aren't you?" Hector asked.8 "Everyone is a little different from everyone else. Why be scared before you have to be?"